tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659708694983666028.post4267065401694976780..comments2024-03-07T05:32:33.294-05:00Comments on Wait A Second!: Being smacked around by a supervisor is not an "adverse employment action"Second Circuit Civil Rights Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808477135354174644noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659708694983666028.post-25416541754779087232008-11-10T17:00:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:00:00.000-05:00Very interesting. I'm somewhat in a similar situat...Very interesting. I'm somewhat in a similar situation and I wonder what your take is. I was subject to verbally offensive treatment last week and I was picked out clearly because of my race. <BR/><BR/>My situation is a little complicated though because my employer has contracted me to a client company and it is at the client location that the physical intimidation accompanied with verbal abuse occurred. <BR/><BR/>I cannot go to the client's HR dept, legal dept or supervisor. Instead, I have to report to my employer.<BR/><BR/>My manager in turn sent an email to the client expressing concern and so far nothing has been done. There has been no investigation of any kind. This is almost a week now.<BR/><BR/>My question is, do I have a case?<BR/><BR/>From what I've read, a supervisor's decision not to take action to stop harassment by co-workers in retaliation for employee's opposition to civil<BR/>rights violations qualifies as an "adverse employment action".<BR/><BR/>What do you think? <BR/><BR/>I'm not a lawyer by any measure, but I've not been able to get a lawyer to help me with this because they want easy slam dunks. The few that I've talked to think that I don't have a case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com